Hotaru no Hikari (2007) s02e10 Episode Script

1
Summer is coming to an end.
-What are you doing?
-Oh.
Just a little something.
Is it work?
You never bring work back home.
Yeah.
This may be the first time
I'm seeing his face from this angle.
You've aged nicely.
Good, good. You're still very handsome.
Those eyes and those lips…
Lips…Yes. Manager's lips…
I finally got it!
It was such a soft kiss.
For you,
was this just one of the many kisses?
Was it?
I'm sure it was.
He must've kissed a lot in his youth.
Unlike me.
Damn it! How can I stand it?
Come here!
This woman must be
preoccupied with the kiss.
I'll be the one
giving him a kiss next time.
In fact, she's probably only thinking
about the kiss.
Kiss, kiss, kiss! I'll seduce him!
Nice! Here he comes!
Tomorrow is the tasting for
Konatsu's restaurant, right? Is it ready?
What? Oh.
I'm just supervising for this tasting.
I asked Sakuragi to take the lead on this.
It'll be fine. She's doing well.
Then, if you have time,
will you deliver the community notice?
Community notice?
I always do it, but it'd be nice
if you do it once in a while.
Yes, sir! Understood!
Where should I deliver it to?
The chairman of this community.
The man with glasses.
Okay! I got it.
He's strict about
neighborhood discipline, so be careful.
Someone may have seen us
kissing in a place like that.
They may have thought that
it's a filming for a TV drama.
Since it was a kiss between
a handsome man and a beautiful woman.
All right. You can go now.
Meh.
Oh, um…
Hm?
Thank you for coming…
back to me…
and saying that you'll be
my porch for the rest of your life.
We'll do the meeting, the ceremony and
the party properly just as we had planned.
Yes!
Even if you feel lazy
or fall asleep and don't come home again.
I won't do things like that anymore.
It was tough, even for me, when you left.
From now on,
I'll be a decent and adult Hotaru.
Adult Hotaru?
Well, I don't expect you--
I got it!
Does she think that
that's what an adult would do?
What?
Teehee!
That woman.
Does she have a kissing disease?
Manager!
Just go deliver
the community notice already!
I kissed him a lot!
I'm becoming an adult!
M… M… Manager!
There's a suspicious man outside!
What?
It might be the chairman.
He may have come to warn us
about the kiss.
What should we do?
I don't know…
Okay, we should say that it wasn't a kiss,
but I drowned and you were
resuscitating me.
How would you have drowned
in a place like that?
I'm drowning in my love for you, aren't I?
I see. We don't have time
to be fooling around!
Yes, sir!
I ran a lot tonight. Manager!
I finished my jogging today
without encountering any couples
by accident.
Where am I?
-He was at the gate in front of the yard.
-What?
There's nobody here.
Was it really the chairman?
I'm not very confident, but…
Was it my imagination?
Well, now go deliver the community notice.
Hey, let's go together.
We can deliver it together.
Be quiet.
Manager…
and Amemiya…
We left without locking the door.
Yeah, it's not like me.
Huh?
-Somebody…
-…is here?
Why is it so comfortable here?
-Dad?
-What?
Seiichi. It's been a while.
Manager's father?
Mr. Bontaro?
It's Hotaru Amemiya!
We drank and got along at a bar
a while back
and I'm now borrowing this house.
I remember that.
You told me you had a vacant room so
I asked to live there and you said…
Okay!
-Forever?
-Okay!
Oh, I didn't know you were still here.
-Yes.
-Why are you here?
You told me that you're getting married.
Will you meet her family?
I don't want to do such formal things.
But,
I can't believe you decided to marry again
after the first marriage didn't work out.
She must be an exceptional woman.
I hope I can at least meet her.
Listen, Hotaru.
His ex-wife was also a great woman.
When I went to their apartment,
it was shiny like a showroom
without a single speck of dust!
The dishes she served
were delicious as well.
I'll get some snacks.
She was such a smart and good wife.
Hey!
You can be quite difficult.
So how is this new woman?
Does she understand you well?
Does she accept you for who you are?
How is she?
Don't pretend to be my father
after you've just said
you don't want to meet her family.
Well, I am your father.
I've never thought of you as a father.
You don't have a right to comment
on who I choose.
Manager…
Manager!
I'm not your manager.
-President!
-I'm not a president.
Director!
Just ignore him!
He'll just pop up out of nowhere again.
That's how it's always been.
He says he's a world-traveling bard,
but he just does as he pleases.
Bard?
I'm a poet.
I've also published some books.
Just ignore him.
I wasn't a family man.
I relied on him for all the housework
after his mother passed away.
His mother passed away?
Yeah, when he was in junior high school.
I didn't know that.
Hey, Hotaru.
Do you really not know who it is?
The woman Seiichi has chosen.
She must be a mature lady.
Anyway, since you came all this way,
-please make yourself at home.
-Oh, thank you.
-Good night.
-Good night.
She must be a mature lady.
Does she understand you well?
Does she accept you for who you are?
A memory of a distant summer
from a long time ago.
My grandma said to me,
"Without clean water, a running river,
and untouched nature,
fireflies cannot live."
When summer approaches, I remember.
A tiny, fragile little light,
that might vanish at any moment.
What is this? What are you trying to do?
I thought I'd make breakfast
for you, Mr. Bontaro, and me.
My dad won't eat.
He just has coffee in the mornings.
Really?
I'll make mine
on my own as usual, so it's fine.
-Good morning.
-Good morning.
Where did you go this morning?
Walking with the cats.
What's this?
I got these in front of the station.
Also,
all these tissues!
It's useful if you have them
here and there.
You said you've never thought
of Mr. Bontaro as a father…
Yeah. He was hardly ever home
by the time I was old enough to remember.
He said he'd come to my school ceremonies
but always flaked and
he'd forget any promises he made.
When my mother passed away, he was
traveling and didn't make it back in time.
I saw her die alone.
Manager…
You must've been very sad.
What?
Nothing.
You don't have to worry about it.
It's always been like that.
Good morning, Konatsu.
Good morning.
-I hope this tasting goes well.
-Yes.
Um,
the letter.
Sorry for giving you such a letter…
Oh, the one asking me to
take care of him when he gets old?
I'm so sorry.
If you do something like that again,
I'm going to steal him!
Just kidding.
Oh, do you think you can have
the wedding party at my restaurant?
Or is a party too much for you?
No, I'll do it!
I'll do the wedding party
at your restaurant.
I'll make sure to do it properly.
Chika's also looking forward to it.
Promise?
Yes.
The manager and Amemiya
are getting married?
I guess I had to tell you if you saw them.
They told me to keep it a secret, but they
live together and are getting married.
I can't believe it.
I don't want to believe it.
It doesn't really make sense to me either.
So what happens to this?
From my coincidences so far,
the manager and Konatsu are in love,
and Amemiya and Seno are in love.
Why did you connect me with Umeda?
That's not who I like!
-It's like this!
-Really?
But I pretty much gave up.
-Good morning.
-Good morning.
-Good morning.
-What's going on? Konatsu is already here.
-Yes, I'm going now.
-Me, too.
I'm off!
What?
Sakuragi?
You're right.
I'll take the naruto-yaki
and kenchin-mushi.
Thank you.
This bread is made from rice.
Please give us your honest opinion.
It might be better if it has more volume.
I think this is enough for women.
Sakuragi.
The preparation must've been
a lot of work. Good job.
Thank you very much.
-Yamada.
-Yes.
The director called for me,
so will you handle the rest?
Yes, okay.
-Thank you.
-Yes.
Director?
By the way, where is Seno?
He's at the restaurant. He's
monitoring it well so please don't worry.
Oh, I forgot it.
Amemiya.
Seno said that he wants to speak with you
so to go meet him when you're done.
What?
SW BUILD CO., LTD
HR DEPARTMEN
It's just as I thought.
Takano may be transferred.
That's why he's meeting the director…
-This is still confidential.
-Where will he go?
Real estate department.
It's a totally different job
from what he's been doing!
No way…
He may quit this job.
-Hotaru…
-No…
It's not decided yet.
But…
Listen,
it's him we're talking about,
so I'm sure he's thinking it through.
Excuse me.
CALLING, HOTARU
Hello?
I'm sorry for calling you during work.
Let's have dinner
with Mr. Bontaro tonight.
Mr. Bontaro is waiting for you.
I'll cook something. What do you want?
What does Mr. Bontaro like?
You don't have to care for him.
Manager…
I'm sorry.
I'll be home late tonight
so eat without me.
Okay.
Amemiya!
Oh, I'm sorry.
Why did you invite me
to go to Konatsu's restaurant?
You're the one that
Seno wants to speak with.
That's true, but…
Are you avoiding being alone with him?
No, not really…
You two looked happy at the river fishing.
Really?
Maybe you're thinking that
Seno's not that bad after all.
I don't…
Maybe even thinking of choosing Seno
over the manager.
That won't happen!
I can't imagine breaking up with Manager.
Then you should stop leading him on.
Leading on?
If you don't plan on dating him,
please stop it.
-Thank you very much.
-Thank you very much.
What do you think about this wall?
It looks like it's done nicely.
A plaster wall may have been better.
I agree.
This is different from my proposal.
But the selected color is white,
so it's correct.
Even if it's the same white, a plaster
wall looks more tasteful in the light.
-But changing it now is…
-Impossible.
The contractor said the same thing.
That's why I called her.
I thought you'd understand.
This would be the last project
we'd work on together.
Can you help me come up with an idea?
-Without giving up--
-I'll think about it at the office.
I'll follow up with you later.
I need to go.
Sakuragi, why don't you
grab dinner with Seno?
-What?
-I'll see you later!
SAKURAGI LIKES SENO
What's this?
Exactly what it looks like…
See you later.
Don't joke with me!
Sorry, Sakuragi.
Wait.
Wait!
What do you mean "go grab dinner"?
How about my feelings?
I can't accept them.
Did I say I wanted you to accept them?
-But--
-What do you even mean "accept them"?
What's considered accepting them?
Can you really say
you're accepting the manager?
Just as I'm not an equal to him,
you aren't either!
Your relationship is like
a boss and his staff. If you--
What do you know about Manager and me?
Then what do you know about
me and Sakuragi?
Just because her arrow was pointing to me,
you thought we should get together.
You must be joking!
People don't just fall in love
that easily!
Stop it!
Please stop it!
It's my fault.
It's because I said something
unnecessary to Amemiya.
Izaki just wrote this as a joke.
It's not even true so just ignore it!
It's not true so please forget it.
I'm sorry. I'll head out now.
-Sakuragi.
-It's fine, I'll go. You must…
What?
You must find this
troublesome.
Something like this, romance,
you probably just find it troublesome.
My feelings and her feelings,
and your relationship with the manager.
At the end of the day,
it's all just a bother to you.
Isn't it?
Yes.
I'm not good at things like this.
So it's troublesome.
It's good that you're always so honest.
But…
you're truly awful.
I'm glad that
I can hate you now.
Oh, that's great.
How about my feelings?
I can't accept it.
Can you really say
you're accepting the manager?
At the end of the day,
it's all just a bother to you.
Is it ready?
Oh, yes.
Hotaru, you're better at cooking
than I thought.
I just cut them up.
Oh, but this sauce is delicious.
I just bought it.
Oh, but good choice! Good choice.
Manager always scolds me
because I can never do anything.
Really?
Since he can do everything.
He's similar to his mother.
Was she a person who could do everything?
Yeah.
She was beautiful, well-organized,
and good at house duties.
A complete opposite from me.
Complete opposite from me too.
So you were like me and Manager.
Hotaru, are you…
Did he notice that
I'm the woman Manager chose?
You are?
What should l do?
But he'll find out anyway.
I'm sorry.
I missed my chance to tell you.
No, I'm sorry I didn't notice.
So, Hotaru, you like Seiichi…
I like him. I love him.
What a pity.
What?
He's a guilty man
for marrying another woman.
-What?
-I see.
So you have a crush on Seiichi.
What?
Hi, here.
Thank you.
Oh, which side?
Thank you.
It feels weird.
What?
Manager always sits here,
and I always sit there.
I see.
Manager is late,
even though you came all this way.
Hotaru…
I said it's a pity,
but that's not what I meant.
What?
When we are young,
one-sided love sounds like we should
be a couple or find another one,
and we tend to want quick results.
But when you live long
like me, you start to realize that
you're fortunate
just to have someone to love.
Love gives you
so much energy and power.
When?
I'm sorry the schedule is expedited.
We need you to go as soon as possible.
Have you told your company?
To the director, yes.
Then it won't be a problem.
Could you start preparing soon?
Everyone's waiting for you.
What's going to happen,
when the manager leaves?
You can take over.
-Me?
-Yeah.
The Planning Department can be led by you.
I don't have the power to do that!
But enough about me.
I'm worried about Hotaru.
She'll probably suffer again.
It's irritating.
Why don't they just get married already?
When she came back from Hong Kong,
he should've just knocked her up
and got married.
Do you think Hotaru would love
a man like that?
It's because he's not like that
that Hotaru can be herself
and love him the way she does.
I know that.
I mean,
we're taking forever to get married too.
But we say
whatever comes to mind to each other.
What I mean is
Takano has his way of thinking…
So, Futa-chan, you aren't worried?
Have some faith.
Just as the relationship
between me and Takano
is stable no matter what,
that of Takano and Hotaru,
that of you and Hotaru,
and that of you and me,
also won't change
from now on, no matter what.
I have faith.
I'm home.
Hotaru…
Hotaru…
Ahomiya…
Welcome back!
You must be tired from cooking dinner
and taking care of him,
since you aren't used to it.
No. I'm sorry I fell asleep.
I need to talk to you about something.
Oh, okay.
I've decided to quit this job and work for
a company that does renovations.
What?
You're changing jobs?
It's a new company, but they're starting
a new project with a hotel in Taiwan.
I'll be in charge of it.
Taiwan?
What are you doing?
Just a little something.
TAIWAN EI MAN HOTEL RENOVATION PLAN
I need to go to Taiwan for
about three months.
What?
Also, the schedule got pushed up
so I don't think we'll be able to do
the family meeting and the wedding.
What?
Can you wait?
How about you?
What do you want to do?
What do you want to do?
For me, what you want is--
Please tell me what you want to do.
What do you want to do?
I want to be with you.
I want to take you with me.
I want you to become Hotaru Takano,
and come with me.
That's what I want.
Okay.
I'll go with you.
We don't have to decide
right here, right now.
But, you--
It's your life, so I want you to
think and decide for yourself
as I have done.
MARRIAGE IS…
Futa-chan…
I was called by the director too.
What?
I may be the next manager.
That's what I expected.
I can't lead the planning department!
Yes, you can.
Anyway, I'm going.
Yeah.
Seno.
I'm sorry for yesterday.
Yeah.
About Konatsu's restaurant's wall,
I confirmed with Konatsu to
change it to diatomite.
From now?
-I'll do it, due to our budget.
-What?
I've done it before, so it'll be fine.
I'll do my best to match your proposal.
How annoying!
What are you doing? Let's go.
-What?
-You thought I'd make you do it alone?
Right!
Hey!
Sakuragi said that it'd be faster
if we all do it together,
and that this is your last project
with our team.
I'll help, too.
Okay, let's get to work!
-Yes.
-Can you do that wall?
-Okay.
-I'll fill this tank.
MANAGER
Hello?
Where are you?
I'm working on
Konatsu's restaurant's wall.
I see…
What's wrong?
My dad called me,
but he was groaning over the phone
so I don't know what's going on.
I'm still in a meeting so…
Okay, I'll go.
No, that's okay.
You can finish your work first.
Don't worry.
I'll handle it.
Are you leaving?
I have an emergency.
Seriously? This was your idea.
I'm sorry.
What's the emergency?
Finish what you started!
Seno.
You told me before that
if I keep being lazy,
I'll lose something important.
So…
But leaving your work behind
isn't like you.
You can go.
Just leave!
Mr. Bontaro!
Mr. Bontaro? Are you okay?
Let's go to a hospital.
Are you okay?
Izaki, how is it?
I'm really sorry for leaving early.
We don't have enough diatomite? I got it.
Yes.
This is Amemiya from SW Build Corporation.
I hope you're well. Will you check
if you have some diatomite in stock?
Hello, Izaki?
I was able to get more diatomite.
Yes, it should arrive in about 30 minutes.
Izaki reported back that
they finished painting the wall.
I'm so glad.
I'm sorry for asking you
to take care of him.
It's my fault.
Did you say it was food poisoning?
I think it was the fish I served as
a snack. The one I caught at the river.
I thought it was okay
since it was in the freezer.
Don't trust the refrigerator too much.
Not everything lasts forever
in the freezer.
They don't?
Nothing lasts forever in this world.
Isn't our love for each other forever?
Yeah, it's forever.
-Wow!
-Wow!
Seiichi!
Dad, are you okay?
Hotaru took very good care of me,
even though she's not family!
Um…
No, I need to say my piece.
It's a good chance. This bird fouls
the nest that it is about to leave.
Seiichi.
Hotaru
-actually--
-She's the one.
What?
She's the one I chose.
What?
Are you okay?
She's so different from your previous…
You have no right to
comment on this matter!
Hotaru…
Mr. Bontaro!
Hotaru…
-Mr. Bontaro?
-Hota…
Ho…
How surprising.
I had no idea it was Hotaru.
I'm sorry.
I'm far from a matured lady.
No. I'm the one who should apologize.
Seiichi, it's because you didn't tell me.
I mentioned her name when I called you.
You did?
But…
it makes sense now.
When I first came here
for the first time in a while,
I wondered why it felt so comfortable.
It must've been because
there's so much love in this house
between the two of you.
If there are people who love each other,
that place naturally becomes
a comfortable place.
Seiichi, good for you!
Hotaru, the woman you chose,
is a great woman.
Mr. Bontaro…
Mr. Bontaro. Let's roll around.
-Let's do that!
-Okay!
-Manager, you too!
-No thanks.
Come on!
-It's too narrow.
-Come on!
Okay.
Ready!
The other way.
Ah! Ouch!
I'm falling. Go the other way.
-The other way?
-Ready!
TAKANO FAMILY GRAVE
I just remembered
how much your mom always
worried about you, Seiichi.
He'd get lonely
and would always want her attention.
She was worried he wouldn't face people
to avoid getting hurt.
Really?
How dare you say things like that
without knowing me?
I know you.
You did as you pleased
and didn't take Mom into consideration!
How can you know me?
I wanted to do something about it.
About his feelings, since he said
he doesn't think of you as a father.
I wanted to do something
while you were still here.
That's why you left work
and took care of me.
But…
I couldn't do anything.
We rolled around together!
That was fun.
Thank you, Hotaru.
Where are you going to next?
I don't know.
I'll wander where the wind takes me.
We can meet again, right?
Of course we can!
Let's roll around again.
The three of us, together.
Yes!
Manager! Manager!
-It's ready.
-What?
Ta-da! Flowing somen noodles.
Why flowing somen noodles?
Mr. Bontaro showed me how to do it,
since I can't do anything.
He said somen noodles
are quick and easy to make.
How long do you boil it?
-Two minutes.
-How long did it take to make this?
It took two hours.
It's not quick or easy.
What are you doing?
But, since I made it, please eat some.
Okay.
-Let's eat.
-Let's eat.
One of us has to drop it down!
Why are we both waiting?
Oops!
Okay, I'm going to drop them in!
Me too.
Why are we both dropping
the somen noodles?
Right?
We should've eaten it the normal way
from the start.
He showed me a picture of your childhood.
Mr. Bontaro carefully had it with him.
I see.
He has it with him at all times!
I'm accepting him how he is.
What?
He lives the way he wants to.
I accept that he's such a person.
I see.
You must be accepting me like that too.
I'm sorry for inconveniencing you
these past few days.
No problem.
So what was the picture like?
When you were in elementary school.
You looked cute.
I'm still cute though.
He said you were a child
who could do anything by himself.
I can still do anything by myself.
You've decided to quit your job
by yourself, too, right?
Yeah.
When did you decide that?
When I left here and was by myself.
When did you start thinking about it?
This whole time.
Whole time means?
I'd been contemplating it for half a year.
I wasn't sure if I could take a life of
just signing off documents.
Half a year?
I'm sorry I made the decision
without talking to you.
No. That's the type of person you are.
Have you decided what to do?
I…
want to accept you
the way you are.
Properly.
I want to
be able to accept you
more properly.
Summer's coming to an end.
MARRIAGE IS…
It's something she needs to decide.
How do you envision the two of you
being happy in the future?
THE FINAL EPISODE
I do such stupid things.
I had no idea!
-I like her.
-Futatsugi!
-What are they saying?
-You're going to Taiwan?
I'd accept whatever conclusion
she comes to.
My summer was spent relying on you.